Item Detail
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27365
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Book Chapter
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English
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Grey, Matthew J.
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"The Word of the Lord in the Original" : Joseph Smith's Study of Hebrew in Kirtland
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Approaching Antiquity : Joseph Smith and the Ancient World
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU
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2015
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249-302
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In this chapter, Matthew J. Grey summarizes recent research into Joseph Smith's study of Hebrew while in Kirtland, Ohio. Grey contextualizes Smith's study within the study of Hebrew in 19th century America and among the early Latter-day Saints. Topics covered include Smith's motivations for studying Hebrew, the influence of the Jewish-Christian scholar Joshua Seixas, and the development of the Kirtland Hebrew School.
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8
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Automatic Writing and the Book of Mormon : An Update
Curiously Unique : Joseph Smith as Author
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Naturalistic Explanations of the Origin of the Book of Mormon : A Longitudinal Study
Scriptures with Pictures : Methodology, Unexamined Assumptions, and the Study of the Book of Abraham
Temples Rising : A Heritage of Sacrifice
The Concept of a "Rejected Gospel" in Mormon History, Part 2
The Latter-day Saint Reimaging of "the Breath of Life" (Genesis 2:7)